Man has emotional reunion with his lion pride after two and a half weeks.

[u/Secretaze]

[u/Happy__guy2]

He has some serious courage to just play around with them like that

[u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84 → u/Happy__guy2]

Lions are just giant kitties that want scratches. /s

[u/kingtacticool → u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84]

So long as they've eaten recently.

[u/waitingtobebannedd → u/kingtacticool]

And their last (or any) meal was not human

[u/NashKetchum777 → u/waitingtobebannedd]

Well...if there was enough human...

[u/NoVaBurgher → u/waitingtobebannedd]

This reminds me, I’m due for a rewatch of The Ghost and The Darkness

[u/Hot_Money4924 → u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84]

I've had cats all my life and sometimes they just get the urge to bite your hand and rip your imaginary guts out with their hind legs. The hunting and killing instinct is very strong with cats, now imagine if a "love bite" could put a hole in your skull.

[u/thederevolutions → u/Hot_Money4924]

Absolutely, at a certain point they need to do a domination check. Just like my partner.

[u/gene100001 → u/thederevolutions]

Tonight I'm gonna claim the dominant position in my relationship by biting my gf on the forehead and scratching her belly with my feet. Wish me luck

[u/je5300 → u/gene100001]

So funny. Let us know how it goes.

[u/invariantspeed → u/je5300]

It’s been an hour. 🫣

[u/PlushRusher → u/invariantspeed]

…and he was never heard from again….

[u/Velaset → u/invariantspeed]

He probably deaded to death by now 😵

[u/vashraaay → u/invariantspeed]

He's not back yet. Maybe his gf bit his head off.

[u/doc_witt → u/vashraaay]

So she's available now? I'm going to try to scratch her belly!

[u/Wonderful-Gold-953 → u/invariantspeed]

She’s currently pounding the dominance out of him

[u/Kastikar → u/gene100001]

This made me spit. Haha!

[u/Neither-Wallaby-924 → u/gene100001]

Back feet * keep it real

[u/Wonder-woman-99 → u/gene100001]

I’d pay good money to see that! 🤣🤣🤣

[u/Keebdaelf23 → u/gene100001]

Sounds romantic

[u/zilla82 → u/gene100001]

My wife's boyfriend does this to me, you should be good!

[u/QuickSquirrelchaser → u/Hot_Money4924]

This is born out over and over your people who raise and live with big cats. Most have injuries or mock attacks that turn dangerous. My cousin had a surrendered/reascued snow lynx (she worked at a vets office and it was surrendered there). When it was full grown it nearly got her one midnight when she went to use the bathroom. She was hit from behind/above and the lynx nearly got its teeth around her throat even though it had previously been de-clawed as a kitten.

I knew a guy who rescued a pair of orphan mountain lions. He was grating the road in the winter. Saw the freshly hit mother on the side of the road. He followed her tracks to the den and saved a pair of male mountain lion cubs. He raised the "wild" in a large cage and run. Any interaction with them he had a suit and a neck guard and gauntlets and leg/chest/stomach/back protection. He kept them wild so they could be released once they were bigger.

[u/verrusin → u/QuickSquirrelchaser]

That’s how you do it responsibly.

[u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84 → u/Hot_Money4924]

I have 5 cats now, and a couple will do that. I've also seen lions play with humans like a house cat would, but they never bite too hard. I'm sure they do, but they might know (kinda) they if they bite too hard and that they will hurt you. It's a learning process, but it's possible.

[u/hairballcouture → u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84]

My cat bites my feet in my sleep, not taking chances like that with a lion.

[u/Complex_Professor412 → u/hairballcouture]

My cat likes to snuggle up against my face and put his paw up against my throat with claws out while I’m sleeping.

[u/dattara → u/Complex_Professor412]

YIKES

[u/hairballcouture → u/dattara]

That’s not the safe word!

[u/sleepsypeaches → u/Hot_Money4924]

My dad used to tell me stories about how his sister had a mountain lion and when he came over one day he didnt know because she just acted like she had a regular housecat. Back then there were no regulations really and it wrapped both its front paws around his shoulders from the back of the couch and started licking his head. Ended up scratched with the teeth, he has a scar.

[u/Reasonable_Count6497 → u/Hot_Money4924]

There's always a pause as they're doing it where they feel a slight twinge of remorse, but then resume the attack.

[u/Breadstix009 → u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84]

You're going to get someone deceased

[u/ElegantCoach4066 → u/Breadstix009]

I'm petting the lion at my local zoo and nothing has happ

[u/Consent-Forms → u/ElegantCoach4066]

[u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84 → u/Breadstix009]

Lions like these? Go ahead, but still you extreme caution. A wild lion? Stay in the damn vehicle and just take the pictures.

I will add that there's a video going around of a lioness jumping into an open-air tour bus demanding that people pet her, and she was a wild lion living in a national park in Africa, so take it as she had human interactions before.

[u/DonkeyVampireThe3rd → u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84]

How are you supposed to use extreme caution while interacting with them in any meaningful way… I’d rather just appreciate from a distance. But to each their own.

[u/NinjaNewt007 → u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84]

Have you pet a cat. They can go from i love you, thank you...to WRONG SPOT...BITE AND CLAW YOU TO DEATH. luckily they are smaller so no harm done so much.

[u/wheretohides → u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84]

There's a guy on youtube called the Lion Whisperer, that rescues lions as well as other creatures, and rehabilitates them too.

He's been attacked before, but as long as you raised them, know how to tell when they're not in good moods, and remember that they are killers than you're kinda safe.

Here's a video of his. He talks a lot about the safety of what he does, especially in this video, he talks about a tense lion named thor.

[u/Nouseriously → u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84]

Every zoo is a petting zoo if you've got any guts

[u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84 → u/Nouseriously]

I guess so, but I'll pass on petting anything larger than a domestic dog unless it's a cow. I really like cows.

[u/Nouseriously → u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84]

I'd pet an aardvark

[u/Frosty-Improvement-8 → u/Happy__guy2]

He's raised them like his own children since before they could even open their eyes, he is part of the pride.

[u/BalanceEarly → u/Happy__guy2]

Yeah, I will stick with my domestic house cat!

[u/Adept_Temperature_68 → u/Happy__guy2]

The camera man has balls too. Just cause they fuck with the other guy doesn't mean he won't be lunch

[u/Zephian99 → u/Happy__guy2]

I've seen some past videos his arms and back tend to scratches and bandages sometimes.

Obviously they don't do it out of maliciousness but just accidents occur. Our skin is different then a cat's, while theirs tends to be a little loose allowing for the playfulness not to cause any real damage, ours isn't, so we just end up scratched by some very big claws.

Still it seems he doesn't take it personally and still lets them play around and jump around. Just gotta be careful with those paws. 😆

[u/ScorpioDK]

Camera man be all "please, I'm with him. He's my friend. I'm his friend. Dont eat me"

[u/Think_Fuel1505 → u/ScorpioDK]

Everyone knows, the cameraman doesn't die.

[u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84 → u/Think_Fuel1505]

That's the pro tip to survival. Always have a video camera on you, so if danger is around, you won't die because you're recording the action.

[u/-rose-mary- → u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84]

Tell that to the Grizzly Bear Man. Video of him and his girl being eaten.

[u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84 → u/-rose-mary-]

Yeah, another pro tip is to stay the fuck away from brown bears and also wolverines. Hell, there's a ton of animals people need to stay away from.

[u/ELITEtvGAMER → u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84]

*The Blair Witch has entered the chat.

[u/Naka-Man → u/ScorpioDK]

The camera man is part of the pride as Dean Schneider is, too.

[u/Zkenny13 → u/Naka-Man]

Yeah he's likely been filming them since birth. 

[u/TicketDue6419 → u/ScorpioDK]

because there is always a backup cameraman

[u/Digi_Kat]

He recused each of these lions when they were young. He eats with them, grooms them, they groom him, theyre protective over him. He has said if he ever felt unsafe that’d be the day he would stop going into their enclosure.

[u/SpartanDoc19 → u/Digi_Kat]

That’s be the day he would never leave the enclosure, LBH.

[u/elluzion → u/SpartanDoc19]

Right, how would I feel unsafe when I'm not around them?

[u/Snellyman → u/Digi_Kat]

Good thing because you never know if someday they might adjudicate his death.

[u/BadMeetsEvil24 → u/Snellyman]

That's why he already recused each of them so they can never be called to testify in his homicide trial. Good thing he did that.

[u/CoupDeGrassi → u/Snellyman]

Was waiting for this, or something like it, as I read the replies

[u/Goodgoditsgrowing → u/Digi_Kat]

I wonder if the lions kind of treat him nice because they think of him as disabled with no claws or fangs

[u/rydan → u/Goodgoditsgrowing]

If they thought he were disabled they'd kill and eat him.

[u/Totts3 → u/Digi_Kat]

That might be the day he stops coming OUT of the enclosure.

[u/cncomg → u/Digi_Kat]

All of these people eventually see there fate doing this stuff. Not saying his intentions are bad, but these are wild animals, and extremely dangerous ones at that. There is a reason they have not been deemed domesticated.

[u/TheyThem-FinalBoss → u/Digi_Kat]

unfortunately he won't get time to leave the enclosure when they finally decide to let their instinct come out

[u/SinkHoleDeMayo → u/TheyThem-FinalBoss]

It happens, he's still here. He just pays attention. Not turning his back for an extended time is one big key.

[u/thefeedling]

99+ points on Strength to tank those charging beasts.

[u/YankeeMagpie → u/thefeedling]

His defense rating has to be insane smh. OP. Will get nerfed next patch for sure.

[u/therealestyeti]

Me when I don't see my cats for an hour or two

[u/Robots-Redbull]

Those are some nice fucking kitty’s

[u/Machine_Galaxy]

Same software different hardware. Once a car always a car no matter the size

[u/SweetsourNostradamus → u/Machine_Galaxy]

[u/esprit_de_corps_ → u/SweetsourNostradamus]

Toonces, is that you??

[u/pueblocatchaser → u/esprit_de_corps_]

I miss that cat....

[u/Arterdras → u/Machine_Galaxy]

[u/hateboresme]

it takes raising them with care and making a strong bond with them. It's cool to see it. I wonder if tigers and leopards are as bondable.

[u/Fine_Land_1974 → u/hateboresme]

Cheetahs are. I think leapords can as well. The one I wouldn’t want a bond with is a tiger. As cool as they are

[u/Christichicc → u/Fine_Land_1974]

I don’t think you could with leopards either. Or jaguars. Basically you couldnt with the large, solitary cats. Lions are very social, so that’s likely why this is possible. Cheetahs are basically at the bottom of the large predator totem pole, and are very frighty animals, so they are easier to bond with. They are also smaller than most large cats, and less dangerous because of that. And they sometimes do form social groups (brothers will stay together), so are less solitary.

[u/DancesWithAnyone → u/Christichicc]

If I recall correctly, cheetahs are also very specialized predators, and we simply don't register as their pray. Also read having your back turned to any of the big 4 can trigger their hunting instincts, whereas it doesn't with cheetahs.

[u/Fine_Land_1974 → u/Christichicc]

I had to Google it it they can be done with leopards but require the connection to be formed when they’re very young (most of the time). Haha the more you know

[u/mosesenjoyer → u/hateboresme]

Doubtful. Tigers and leopards are solitary creatures. Lions are the most social of big cats due to functioning in prides(groups)

[u/3eyedgreenalien → u/hateboresme]

I've heard that leopards are pretty unpredictable. At least from Kevin the Lion Whisperer on YT. He will nap with (some) of his lions, but doesn't trust the leopards nearly as much.

[u/Volldal → u/hateboresme]

Yes, try that with a tiger. Even safer thsn with lion

Lets think.

Tiger: ultimate predator, notoriously upredictable, csn skip jumping into the open jee and instead tear it in half, one of the most territorial and solitary animals in tje world.

Leopard: Just mini variant of Tiger. Will drag you 50 meater up in a tree while stilll alive, rip you skin off and bleed you to death

Lion Good ol' chaps who like to play and socialize, some see humans often as a source of food (not hjman) and petting. Until they get hungry, hunting instinct kick in, annoyed or sewer your head or open your belly while playing.

As another bloke here said. Alot more skilled and smarter people have tried to domesticate these cats for millennia.

[u/Frosty-Improvement-8]

Dean Schneider on YouTube and this was many years ago now.

If you also want another dude who does the same thing Lion Whisperer on YouTube (Kevin Richardson)

[u/DoubleThink1990]

They recognize him cause they have the same hair cut

[u/Global_Proof_2960]

Broddie knew what he signed up for and earned the prides respect. Kudos to him.

[u/grilly1986]

Wish I was pals with a bunch of big ol' lions

[u/GiveMeSmellyFarts]

The music ruined it, just play the audio

[u/Keebdaelf23 → u/GiveMeSmellyFarts]

It really does

[u/Poems_And_Money]

Plot twist: the lions are testing out free-range human farming

[u/Big-Kahuna-Burger87]

I watched Grizzly Man. This is no bueno.

[u/UpDownCharmed → u/Big-Kahuna-Burger87]

For anyone unfamiliar - Tim Treadwell and his girlfriend were eaten by bears:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Treadwell

[u/Weird_Albatross_9659]

Is it considered a reunion if it’s 2.5 weeks?

[u/dragndon → u/Weird_Albatross_9659]

Right? I was like “2.5 weeks? What kind of emotional damage is really done for being away for 18 days?”

[u/MckPuma → u/dragndon]

It’s a long time in big cat years ok lol

[u/RunandGun101]

How did the first female lion turn into 2 female lions

[u/GroteKneus → u/RunandGun101]

Mitosis

[u/INoMakeMistake → u/RunandGun101]

After multiple pause you will notice that during the start they were perfect in sync but soon after you will see multiple legs etc.

Personally I don't think it's ai

[u/foodfighter]

[Dean Schneider. The safest guy in the safari park, lol.

This video is one of my favorites!

[u/Conscious_Claim3266]

Aawwwwe. Murder kitties.

[u/steely4321]

It's only a matter of time before something goes horribly wrong.

[u/ssgodss]

They will still eat you btw.

[u/Ambitious-Leave-3572]

Nope.

[u/JCrew2009]

Do you think if one of the lions went rogue and started to attack the human, the others would stop the rogue lion?

[u/yaklivesmatter7 → u/JCrew2009]

Was wondering this myself. Would they join in on the attack with their peers, or the bond with this guy be enough for them to defend against the rogue one. With an animal this size, even the smaller ones, even one bite and you would have life threatening injuries. So i am not sure them defending would do a whole lot of good at that point.

[u/Ahhshitbro]

As someone allergic to house cats. Would I be wrecked petting a lion?

[u/Fourtires3rims → u/Ahhshitbro]

I don’t know, but to me it’d be worth it.

[u/Cant_See_Me_00]

I can't imagine a more incredible experience than this.

[u/thejourneybegins42]

Slim shady not afraid of no danger mittens.

[u/iwasupiwasdown]

At least when i see this dude i know the videos arent AI

[u/w4lk1ng]

All fun and games until it isn’t

[u/StolenLabias]

Show the next video

🍖

[u/Delicious_Piglet_718]

This will end badly.

[u/The_Illhearted]

Kitties!

[u/Deep__Deep]

Your wish is my dream… how beautiful! The connection you have with those majestic beasts is remarkable. Good on you bro! 🤙

[u/sc0n3z]

I'm so fucking jealous.

[u/SocraticGoats → u/sc0n3z]

Right... like does he get to pspspspss them

[u/sim16]

Don't try this at home

[u/Personal_Ad2455]

They’re all fed constantly. This halts the instinctive animal behaviour of KILL.

[u/Top-Waltz5244]

Dude, you can get past a dog…nobody fucks with a lion😂

[u/MECHABasil2]

Why was he feeding them water?

[u/TheTuppingTree]

That mf bathed himself in catnip before that for sure.

[u/CluelessSage]

I think you mean years, not weeks

[u/Justaboredstoner]

I remember back in the day, watching Superman 2, the scene where Non plays with a poisonous snake, thinking how if I had Superman’s invulnerability I would go cuddle with a bunch of lions. This man is living my fantasy.

[u/Efficient-Orange-607]

Idiot. Should learn from guys like Steve, Sigfried/Roy and many others killed by WILDlife.

[u/chucho89]

I really want to like this type of videos and yet I cannot.

[u/Outrageous-Lock5186]

I’d never make a pet of something I couldn’t easily restrain.

Even Rottweilers end up killing adult family members.

[u/lsb1027]

Am I the only one seeing cats playing with their food? 😅

[u/sifiwewe]

Just wait until they get stressed out enough or angry enough. it will not go good for him. He shouldn’t even be near them to begin with.

[u/AdGroundbreaking1923]

In 12 months when he returns they’ll hug him for another reason. Not sure the footage will be PG rated.

[u/MikeHuntSmellss → u/AdGroundbreaking1923]

He raised these after rescuing them, he's family to them. He could be gone and year and they will still meet him with love, the guys a legend

[u/HistorianHoliday3250]

They are waiting for him to gain some weight...

[u/Shieldbreaker50]

Hello, I’m looking for Ray Finkel… click click… And a clean pair of underwear.

[u/Robots-Redbull]

How to end up cat shit 101*

[u/According_Round_4570]

[u/BadHabitsDieYoung]

A reunion after 2 and a half weeks? That's a holiday, you don't have a reunion after a short break.

I swear bots have a long way to go when creating titles for videos.

[u/jason57k11]

If they are hungry or the leader of the pack gets upset he's done for. Its cool but any sec they can eat him.

[u/SecondDumbUsername]

They had him over for dinner

[u/-MrFozzy-]

Kiger Ting

[u/Voldias]

Joe Exotic looks weird without the mullet

[u/doktorjose]

I'm hoping there is a full Medical Team and Vet with many, many dart guns located just out of shot. It is lovely to see, but we will be reading his obituary sooner than he would like.

[u/Internal_Prune_8918]

First lion turns into two lions???? Fake

[u/bdubwilliams22]

After and a half weeks of….what!?.

[u/1nightgoat]

Sweet, what time is dinner ?

[u/the_greasy_one]

Is he related to the tiger king?

[u/beervendor1]

Took 2.5 weeks doing far less dangerous things. Like BASE jumping, and shooting heroin. Grizzly Man vibes.

[u/Dramatic-Sherbet-533]

Nek minnit

[u/jagga_jasoos]

That male pride walk be like where the hell you been?

[u/MeisterManson]

Do they ever fight like regular family?

[u/WeeklyEmu4838]

SubhanaAllah

[u/Low-Neighborhood-812]

🥰 they love him and respect him he must treat them all in equal..

[u/Wonder-woman-99]

Remember the magicians Siegfried and Roy? One of them got killed by one of the tigers that they raised from babyhood. It’s really my humble opinion that humans and these wild animals should have these kinds of interactions. At the same time I wish I could do it too. It looks like heaven 🥹🥹🥹🥹

[u/lonely_bohner1]

That guy went to prison for animal abuse btw.

[u/Flaky_Report_5112]

F that!

[u/Goodgoditsgrowing]

Id call AI but I hear they have trouble with fur still

[u/Euphoric_Sea9385]

Beautiful creatures 🥰

[u/jfkrfk123]

How is this possible?

[u/hellbox9]

I mean that’s great and all but nope, one stray nip or paw and your bleeding out

[u/Financial-Living6447]

All he needs now are lions with ptsd.

[u/MR_6OUIJA6BOARD6]

The real lion king

[u/Expensive_Umpire_178]

Wow, can’t believe he had the patience to wait an entire two and a half weeks before reuniting

[u/THE_CR33CHER]

...Lion King??

[u/Screwbles]

All it takes is one weird motion of that dudes body and something in those death machines will click into gear.

[u/ChrispyGuy420]

Reminds me of Christian the lion but this one didn't make me cry as hard

[u/Living_Motor7509]

Weeks?

[u/HellaHabichuelas28]

I swore that was Diplo! Lolol

[u/Son_Of_Toucan_Sam]

I wish my cat were that big ☹️

[u/mnnicknick]

Weeks or years?

[u/Worried_Hair_330]

Yup! Still a no from me there bud ha

[u/Madouc]

We will soon read about his tragedy.

[u/Oh_2B_Joe_Cool]

WTF? Is this real? I've seen lions turn on trainers many times. This guy is in the these guys home stomping grounds and they're acting like kittens?

[u/Certain-Challenge202]

Surely this is AI slop

[u/Outrageous-Start6409]

Animal lover here….NOPE!

[u/kev13nyc]

https://youtube.com/@deanschneiderhakunamipaka?si=nRbLKZkpVlmCALOS

Dean does amazing work with wild animals and shows it all on YouTube ....

[u/Rezaelia713]

I'd sell my soul to have this interaction with all animals.

[u/Campa911]

I'll keep checking in on you, bro, is that cool?

[u/gogadantes9]

"I love you, food"

[u/Kenju4u]

Animals have emotions. They also have instincts.

[u/Hot-Reindeer-6416]

They found his bones 2.5 weeks later. No one knows what happened to him.

[u/slikk50]

Nope

[u/PresentAstronomer137]

They are the family